(urth) Faterh Inire Theory cont.

[Jerry Friedman]

From: David Duffy <davidD at qimr.edu.au>


On Sun, 12 Dec 2010, Jerry Friedman wrote:

>> What details does he have?  The room is big, with a low ceiling, and he
>> recognizes it as a drop ceiling.
>> There are lots of alcoves and niches around the walls, presumably the 
outlines
>> of the original rooms,
>> and there's a uniform tile floor.  That might be enough.  Big rooms usually 
>>have
>> high ceilings; this one's
>> low ceiling suggests the ceiling isn't the original.  And big rooms in a 
>palace
>> might be expected to have
>> neat, symmetrical plans; this one's irregular outlines, probably shaped like
>> parts of rooms, would also be a clue.
>>
>> Stay tuned for the next episode of This Old House Absolute.

>I always took this as an homage to _The Trial_.

Sorry, I haven't read _The Trial_.  What's the homage?  The architecture of the 
antechamber?
The possibility of waiting indefinitely?  (Though Wikip tells me Josef K.'s case 
was disposed
of in a year.)

Jerry Friedman

Cheers, David Duffy.
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